Farewell Party Chords

KeyD Capo2st fret TuningStandard Difficulty Plays639

Farewell Party by Gene Watson is a more advanced guitar song played in the key of D with a capo on the 2st fret. It uses the chords D, D7, G, A, E, E7, B7 and Am. Use the transpose and diagram tools on this page to change the key, see each shape, or simplify the chords.

Transpose
D
Text
16
Speed
  			
 
 
         D              D7      G            D  
When the last breath of life is gone from my body 
       D                       A 
And my lips are as cold as the sea 
        D               D7        G           D  
When my friends gather 'round for my farewell party 
      A                    D 
Won’t you pretend you love me 
 
            G                         D 
There’ll be flowers from those who’ll cry when I go 
    D                        A 
And leave you in this world alone 
  D                D7     G           D 
I know you'll have fun at my farewell party 
  A                            D 
I know you'll be glad when I'm gone 
 
Steel solo 
 
 
Key change to E 
      E         E7     A          E  
Don't be mad at me for wanting to keep you 
    E                             B7   
Till my life on this old world is through 
          E           E7     A           E 
You'll be free at the end of my farewell party 
    B7                  E  
But I'll go away loving you 
 
 
Chorus:  
            A                         E 
There’ll be flowers from those who’ll cry when I go 
    E                            B7 
And leave you in this old world alone 
  E                E7     A           E 
I know you'll have fun at my farewell party 
  B7                           E 
I know you'll be glad when I'm gone 
 
 
Tagg: 
      B7                           A   Am  E 
Oh, I know you'll be glad when I'm g-o-o-o-one
    	

Chord diagrams

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Reference tones

Standard tuning, lowest to highest. Click a string to play it; the string the mic hears is highlighted.

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Metronome

100 BPM Andante